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2023 Shizuoka mayoral election

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2023 Shizuoka mayoral election

← 2019 9 April 2023 2027 →
Turnout44.62%Decrease 3.15%
 
Candidate Takashi Namba Makoto Yamada Chika Suzuki
Party Independent Independent JCP
Popular vote 149,117 80,829 27,197
Percentage 57.99% 31.43% 10.58%
Supported by LDP, NKP, CDP, DPP

Mayor before election

Nobuhiro Tanabe
Independent

Elected mayor

Takashi Namba
Independent

The 2023 Shizuoka Mayoral Election was held on April 9, 2023, to elect the new mayor of Shizuoka. It was held as part of the 2023 Japanese unified local elections. The election saw newcomer candidate Takashi Namba, emerging victorious.[1] Despite three major candidates running, Namba secured 57.99% of the vote.

Support for Namaba came from across the political aisle. Being supported by the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Komeito, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and the Democratic Party for the People. Despite this widespread party support, he would face steep competition from another independent candidate by the name of Makoto Yamada, and Japanese Communist Party member Chika Suzuki.

Results

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By ward

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Ward[2] Takashi Namba
Independent
Makoto Yamada
Independent
Chika Suzuki
JCP
# % # % # %
Suruga Ward 42,327 57.38% 23,627 32.03% 7,806 10.58%
Aoi Ward 48,240 50.02% 37,069 38.44% 11,135 11.55%
Shimizu Ward 58,550 67.35% 20,133 23.16% 8,256 9.50%

References

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  1. ^ 日本放送協会. "【随時更新】静岡市長選挙 投開票日・最新情報 | NHK". NHK静岡放送局 (in Japanese).
  2. ^ 静岡市長選 統一地方選挙2023 | NHK選挙WEB